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Thank you Linda for your reply to Bill Bland's posting on Bryan Buck. As you can see just small articles from newspapers can help someone. While you might consider something not worth posting might be the clue that someone else needs. Nearly every one of the postings I copy and paste into my database for personal use or to pass on to someone else. Bill

Thank you for the information on Bryan Buck. Bryan Buck is my GG-uncle. His brother Frederick Canady Buck is my GG-grandfather. I knew that Bryan Buck died in 1912 but was not sure of the date. Now I know the exact date that he died. I knew that he had lost a arm during the civil war and that he later became a farmer. But did not know that he had left Pitt County. Thank you so much for the information. Linda Tuten -----Original Message----- From: nc-pcfr-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nc-pcfr-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill Bland Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 2:13 PM To: nc-pcfr@rootsweb.com Subject: [NC-PCFR] Newspaper Article February 13, 1912. Published in the Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC. Confederate Veteran Passes Raleigh, Feb. 12 - Special. Comrad Bryan Buck, Pitt county, died today at the Soldier's Home, where he has been for the past five years. He was 71 years old and was a member of the Fourth Regiment North Carolina troops and lost an arm in that service. He also served one while in the Third Regiment of cavalry. Pitt County Family Researchers website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/ Message archives address: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=nc-pcfr ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NC-PCFR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

December 30, 1916. Published in the Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC PITT COUNTY WOMAN INSTANTLY KILLED Special to The Observer Wilson, Dec. 29 - Mrs. J. H. Buck of Chicod Township, Pitt County, lost her life yesterday from the accidental discharge of a gun. There were several boys at her house getting ready to go hunting. They were loading their guns and as one of the boys started out of the house his weapon was in some way discharged and the shot striking her head, killed her instantly.

February 13, 1912. Published in the Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC. Confederate Veteran Passes Raleigh, Feb. 12 - Special. Comrad Bryan Buck, Pitt county, died today at the Soldier's Home, where he has been for the past five years. He was 71 years old and was a member of the Fourth Regiment North Carolina troops and lost an arm in that service. He also served one while in the Third Regiment of cavalry.

February 05, 1819. Published in the Star Newspaper, Raleigh, NC. 200 acres of Land IN THE COUNTY OF PITT Near Charles Trippe's, and at present rented to him. On this there is cleared land enough to raise 100 barrels of crop per year. AND A Well improved House and Lot IN THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON Where Captain Morgan Buck formerly lived. My object is wishing to dispose of the above property being to draw the whole of my force to the improvement of my Lands on Long Lake, any part of the whole of it, will be sold on a liberal credit and payments made easy to the purchaser, or being secured by mortgage, or otherwise to my satisfaction. The lands in Lenoir will be shown to any person desirous of seeing them, by my overseer at that place; those on Moseley's creek by captain Levi West, who lives near there; at the lands in Pitt, by Mr. Charles Trippe; the lands and mills in Beaufort, by my overseer at the mills; and any of the other property, by people living in the neighborhood. My price, as well as the mode of payment, for any of the property,may be known by applying to Richard B. Blackledge, at Greenville,or to Thomas W. Blackledge, or myself, at Washington. Wm. BLACKLEDGE DECEMBER 25th, 1818

February 2, 1818. Published in the Star Newspaper, Raleigh, NC. NOTICE IT IS HEREBY GIVEN, that David Smith, late of the county of Pitt, is dead, and that Administration upon his estate has been granted to the Subscriber at February Sessions of Pitt c Court. All persons indebted to the estate are required to make immediate payment and those having claims to bring them forward within the time limited by law, or they will be barred of recovery. JOHN MOORING, Adm. Greenville, Feb. 10, 1818.

February 2, 1818. Published in the Star Newspaper, Raleigh, NC. NOTICE IT IS HEREBY GIVEN, that David Smith, late of the county of Pitt, is dead, and that Administration upon his estate has been granted to the Subscriber at February Sessions of Pitt Court. All persons indebted to the estate are required to make immediate payment and those having claims to bring them forward within the time limited by law, or they will be barred of recovery. JOHN MOORING, Adm. Greenville, Feb. 10, 1818.

December 25, 1812. Published in the Star Newspaper, Raleigh, NC State of North Carolina Pitt County County Court of Pleas & Quarterly Sessions November Term, 1812 John Sirman, and Euphamia, His wife } vs } James English, Gatsy Leedon, Sally } Petition for Partition Leedon and Ira Leedon, heirs at law } of thomas English, deceased. } In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that the defendants are inhabitants of this State, it is ordered, That notice be given to the said James English, Gatsy Leedon, Sally Leedon, and Ira Leedon, by publication in the Raleigh Star, for six weeks, that unless they appear amd answer at the next Term of said Court, to be held for said County aforesaid, at the Court House in Greenville, on the first Monday of February next, the Petition will be taken pro confess and heard ex-parte. Attest. ALEXANDER EVANS, Clk.

November 27, 1812. Published in the Star Newspaper, Raleigh, NC State of North Carolina Pitt County County Court of Pleas & Quarterly Sessions, Nov. Sessions, 1812 Franklin Gorham} Original Attachment, levied in the hands of Hugh Telfair and vs. } Wallace Hanrahan, jun. William Jones } It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that the defendant is an inhabitant of another State - Ordered that publication be made in the Raleigh Star, for three months, that unless he appears at the next Session of this Court, to be held on the 1st Monday of February next, replevy & plead, judgment will be entered up against him. A copy from the Minutes. ALEX EVANS, C.S.C.

May 18, 1795. Published in the North Carolina Journal. NOTICE THE Subscriber having qualified as Administrator to the estate of BENJAMIN BELL, Esq; deceased, late of Pitt County; also, as Administrator de bonis non to the estate of WILLIAM AVERRETT, deceased, of said County, requests all persons having demands against said decedents to make them known within the time prescribed by law, otherwise they will be barred from recovery. Those indebted to the said estate are requested to make immediate payment, as the situation of said estate will admit of no indulgence. On Friday the 22nd of May Next, will be sold, at the late Dwelling-house of the said Benjamin Bell, deceased, all the perishable part of the estate of said deceased. Six months Credit will be given, the Purchasers giving Bond with approved Security before the Property is changed. BENJAMIN ATKINSON, Admr. Pitt County, April 28, 1795.

I am resending this article, as the first one I submitted did not come out as I had prepared it. I'm not sure if there is some type of default on the PCFR site that changes style and layout or not, but I had spaced and bolded certain areas just as the article appeared in the newspaper, and when it was posted, the articledid not appear anything like what I had prepared. Hope this one will be better. March 29, 1822. The following legal notice appeared in the Star Newspaper, Raleigh, NC. State of North Carolina Pitt County County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, February Term, 1822 John Bland and wife, and Eliza S. Moore, vs Caswell Moore and others, heirs of Stewart Moore, dec'd - Petition for Partition. It having been made appear to the satisfaction of the Court that Caswell Moore, Donaldson Moore, Megimpsie Moore, Aldridge Moore, Viney, the wife of Morgan Buck, Harriet, the wife of John Speir, Clemmy, the wife of William Barrow, and not inhabitants of this State: It was ordered that publication be made six weeks in the Star, and at the court-house, notifying the said defendants that they appear at the next Court to be held for the county of Pitt, at the court-house in Greenville, on the first Monday of May next; then and there answer the petition of John Bland and Jane his wife, and Eliza S. Moore, an minor, who sues in this behalf by Walter Hanrahan, her guardian, wherewise the prayer of the petitioners will be taken pro confesso. ALEXANDER EVANS, Clk. Bill Bland

You are welcome! ---------- Sent from AT&T's Wireless network using Mobile Email ------Original Message------ From: Bill Kittrell <wbk99@embarqmail.com> To: <nc-pcfr-l@rootsweb.com> Date: Sat, Apr 18, 2009 06:57 PM Subject: [NC-PCFR] BLAND and BAKER A special thanks to Bill Bland for his posting of the newspaper articles and the work he did on the death records of Pitt. Also a thank you to Paula Baker for the posting she does and her help to others. Both of them have always offered their assistance to me whenever I needed some answers on families. Bill Pitt County Family Researchers website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/ Message archives address: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=nc-pcfr ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NC-PCFR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

March 29, 1822. The following legal notice appeared in the Star, a NC Newspaper. State of North Carolina Pitt County County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, February Term, 1822 John Bland and wife, and Eliza S. Moore, vs Caswell Moore and others, heirs of Stewart Moore, dec'd - Petition for Partition. It having been made appear to the satisfaction of the Court that Caswell Moore, Donaldson Moore, Megimpsie Moore, Aldridge Moore, Viney, the wife of Morgan Buck, Harriet, the wife of John Speir, Clemmy, the wife of William Barrow, and not inhabitants of this State: It was ordered that publication be made six weeks in the Star, and at the court-house, notifying the said defendants that they appear at the next Court to be held for the county of Pitt, at the court-house in Greenville, on the first Monday of May next; then and there answer the petition of John Bland and Jane his wife, and Eliza S. Moore, an minor, who sues in this behalf by Walter Hanrahan, her guardian, wherewise the prayer of the petitioners will be taken pro confesso. ALEXANDER EVANS, Clk. Bill Bland

John Buck was son of James and Penelope Newman Buck. Information from book by Camellus Wilson Buck, states, "Of the seven sons, the only information we have is that: John, who was probably the eldest married a Smith and remained in Pitt county where he left a family. WBK Note:John married Abigail Smith, d/o David Smith, Sr. and Jemima Hardee. Children: Bryan F. Buck John Hardee Smith Buck m. Elizabeth Teel Hunter Buck Matilda Buck m. Joshua Harrington Emily Buck Elizabeth Buck Joseph Buck I have not checked my notes for other childrens marriages. Will see what additional info I may have.

It appears Needham Loftin married twice. Here are some notes from Sammy Pierce. SOURCE: Sammie Pierce It appears Needham Loftin married Donna Maria Gardner, daughter of Zachariah and Susannah Venters Gardner based on the following deeds: (a) "Needham Loftin & wife, Donna Maria of Craven Co.; Donna Maria is dau. of Zachariah and Susan Gardner, dec'd,and also heir of Edward Gardner, dec'd; 1855 (OO, p. 244/45/46/47/48/49)" Source: "Rough Notes from Pitt County Deeds: 1830s-1860s, " transcribed by Roger Kammerer and posted on Pitt County Family Researchers resources, Box OO (1850s), p. 108. (b) "Heirs of Wm. Gardner: Needham Loften & wife Donna Mariah/Maria (PP, p. 636)" Source: "Rough Notes from Pitt County Deeds: 1830s-1860s, " transcribed by Roger Kammerer and posted on Pitt County Family Researchers resources, Box PP (1850s), p. 136.. Needham was about 20 years Donna's senior and died about the time their youngest son, Zebulon B., was born (1869). They lived in the Swift Creek area of Craven Co., probably very near the Pitt line. In the 1880 census Donna M. had not remarried, but lived next to a Kirkman widow and several Kirkman families. It appears she married second a Kirkman, but I couldn't find her in the 1900 census. SOURCE: Craven County, NC Marriage Records Joseph Loftin m. 1785 name not given Leonard Loftin m. April 15, 1805 Temperance Morris Leonard Loftin m. Aug 6, 1809 Ferbee Morris Longfield Loftin m. Sept 28, 1785 Mary Kent Needham Loftin m. Jan 4, 1810 Elizabeth Wadsworth Needham Loftin m. June 8, 1841 Julia Gardner William Loftin m. Tearsey West Nov 12, 1806 William Loftin m. Mary Bruton West Mar 30, 1814

SOURCE: Pitt County Register of Deeds Death Records 11/04/26 Lofton, Earnest Lofton, Earnest Roberson, Bulah Ayden Vol 13 74 03/13/33 Lofton, Inez J. Lofton, Jasper McLawhorn, Stella Winterville Vol 20 492 12/15/42 Loftin, Z. B. Loftin, Needham Kirkman, Dannie Ayden Vol 28 31 10-00-43 Loftin, Eugene Loftin, Ray Roberson, Gladys Chicod Vol 29 114 10/10/54 Loftin, Mrs. Jean Briley Briley, Jesse Allen Talley, Carrie Greenville Vol 40 1021 04/14/60 Loftin, Walter Z. Loftin, Z. B. Haddock, Maggie Greenville Vol 46 524 10/15/60 Loftin, Heber Loftin, Zeb B. Haddock, Magnolia Ayden Vol 46 19

Humphrey Buck, s/o James and Penelope Newman Buck taken from book by Camellus Wilson Buck "Humphrey, the fourth son and grandfather of the writer, was born in Pitt County, NC, April 10, 1793. His father died when he was young and his mother upon her marriage to Rev. Blount, apprenticed him to a baker in Washington, NC by the name of James Quinn, with whom he remained until his maturity. He early became a minister in the Medthodist Episcopal church and was a preacher of the gospel for about fifty years. He was married to Nancy Monroe Perry on March 10, 1825. She was a member of the illustrous Perry family of South Carolina, being a first cousin of Gov. B. F. Perry of that state and was born in Greenville District April 4, 1802. To them was born a large family of children and the eldest being a son they christened him James Quinn after the baker with whom he had served an apprenticeship. This son the father of the writer was born in the little town of Carthage, Ala. July 11, 1826 and departed this life at his home in Leake County, Mississippi March 23, 1909". Notes of Paul Harrison HUMPHREY7 BUCK (JAMES6, ISAAC5, THOMAS4, BENJAMIN3, ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was born 10 Apr 1793 in Pitt County, NC, and died 05 Sep 1867 in Choctaw County, Mississippi. He married NANCY ANN MONROE PERRY 10 Mar 1825, daughter of NATHANIEL PERRY and SUSANNAH HOOPER. She was born Abt. 1802. Children: MARY JANE8 BUCK, b. 11 Jul 1826, Cathage, Alabama. JAMES QUINN BUCK, b. 11 Jul 1826, Carthage, Alabama; d. Aft. 1863. SUSAN PENELOPE BUCK, b. 22 Aug 1830; d. Abt. 1855, Mississippi. JOHN WESLEY BUCK, b. 24 May 1832, Thomasville, Georgia; d. 03 Aug 1898, Choctaw County, Mississippi. NATHANIEL PERRY BUCK, b. 15 Oct 1834; d. Abt. 1857. HUMPHREY CORNELIUS BUCK, b. 26 Feb 1837, Mississippi. THEODORIC CLARK BUCK, b. 12 Nov 1839. HENRY HUNTER BUCK, b. Aft. 1840.

A special thanks to Bill Bland for his posting of the newspaper articles and the work he did on the death records of Pitt. Also a thank you to Paula Baker for the posting she does and her help to others. Both of them have always offered their assistance to me whenever I needed some answers on families. Bill

Bill Bland's posting about this duel reminded me of information sent to me by Paula Baker. SOURCE: Paula Baker NOTE: Duel of Henry Ferdinand Harris and Edward C. Yellowly. "An Affair of Honor: The Harris-Yellowly Duel" Dueling used to be a popular way to settle disputes. One duel changed the fate of two Pitt County men forever. On October 1, 1847, Henry Ferdinand Harris (b. 1814) dueled against the county legislator and lawyer Edward C. Yellowly. Yellowly apparently made some rather inappropriate comments about Harris after his 1846 election win. A higher official ordered the men to keep peace for one year. They did. However, they met at the Great Dismal Swamp Canal on October 1, 1847. Harris was killed, and Yellowly participated in another duel years later.